as applications of spirit in the quranic verses and some hadiths indicate, by spirit is meant other than human spirit. benefitting from quranic verses and hadiths of the infallible-innocent personalities, the present essay speaks of characteristics of spirit and aims at discovering the nature and existential reality of spirit and, thereby, attaining the utmost knowledge of human spirit. accordi...

the 224 to 226 verses of the poets chapter discuss those poets who are described as being followed by astray people, rambling here and there, and talking without doing. these holy verses have caused some people to dubiously think that quran criticizes the poets and is against poetry. the present study aims to examinatie and answer this dubiousness, and wants to provide the true attitude of qura...

Use of holy springs and holy water is inherent in religious activities. Holy spring water is also used extensively for personal drinking water, although not assessed according to drinking water standards. Holy water in churches and chapels may cause infections via wetting of lips and sprinkling on persons. Our aim was to assess the microbiological and chemical water quality of holy springs and ...

Background: The instinct and natural tendency to eat food is an undeniable fact in human and all human beings, even the messengers of Allah and Infallible Imams (A.S) need it in order to keep themselves healthy. Methods: In this review study, using the teachings of the Holy Quran and other Islamic texts, the importance and role of food and healthy nutrition and its role in elevating human being...

OBJECTIVES Various antibacterial and antiplaque agents are used in chemical plaque control but none are without their shortcomings. Chlorhexidine considered a gold standard, also has an array of side effects. To overcome these, numerous herbal extracts have been tried and tested and one among them is holy basil. The present study evaluated the antibacterial efficacy of holy basil in vitro again...

among the deciples of holy imams baqir and sadiq, some figures are more influential and prominent than others. of these is jābir ibn yazid joʿfi who was most endowed with the knowledge of imam baqir. although he was regarded as a prominent scholar of imamiyyah and some works were attributed to him, there are reports implying his fault and blameworthiness. furthermore, after his death the extrem...

Abortion is forbidden under normal circumstances by nearly all the major world religions. Traditionally, abortion was not deemed permissible by Muslim scholars. Shiite scholars considered it forbidden after implantation of the fertilised ovum. However, Sunni scholars have held various opinions on the matter, but all agreed that after 4 months gestation abortion was not permitted. In addition, c...